Management vs. Non-Management

Management vs. Non-Management Guidelines
Management Non-Management

Typically includes, but is not limited to activities such as:

Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a department, unit, and/or subdivision. Duties include:

  • Customarily and regularly direct the work of two (2) or more employees
  • Majority of time is spent directly managing people (i.e. over 50%)
  • Has the authority to hire and/or fire employees
  • Interviews, selects, and trains employees
  • Sets and adjusts rates of pay and hours worked for direct reports
  • Evaluates employees’ performance including recommendations for increases in salary, promotions, or disciplinary actions
  • Plans and delegates work assignments
  • Handles employee concerns and questions
  • Plans and controls a budget

 

OR

 

Does not have direct reports but is a member of the “management team”:

  • Primary responsibility is to provide leadership in a major business / academic unit and/or University-wide strategic initiative (e.g. Director of Strategic Planning)
  • Employee may/may not also meet the criteria listed above for managers having direct reports
     

OR
 

Does not have direct reports however:

  • Primary responsibility is the completion of work assignments through the delegation of work to employees who are assigned based on project/program scope (i.e. Program Managers and/or Project Managers).
  • Employee may/may not also meet the criteria listed above for managers having direct reports

 

Typically includes, but is not limited to activities such as: Primary duty is NOT the management of other employees:

  • Perform tasks of a functional / technical nature in area of specialty
  • Complexity of the responsibilities varies from baseline to mastery level depending upon the business need and the competencies required to perform the work
  • Responsibilities include the completion of assignments using knowledge in area of specialty including planning and analysis of tasks
  • Participates in teams including leadership of teams, when appropriate
  • In higher-level jobs, responsibilities may include:
    • training other employees
    • directing the work of other employees for work assignment / project completion
    • providing input to the evaluation of employee performance
    • serving as technical expert in subject matter area
    • serving as liaison with other departments
    • overseeing project completion through direction of resources (as a part of a job, NOT as the primary function of the job)
    • assisting in the hiring of employees
       
OR
 

Employees who may have direct reports, but their primary tasks are of a functional / technical nature (employee is paid for their “functional” expertise and NOT for supervising responsibilities)